Spring: Monday for Mammals

In celebration of National Wildlife Week we are spending as much time outside as possible! The National Wildlife Federation has a list of suggested family activities, today’s being a search for signs of mammals. We found a squirrel nest, a stick pile den (rabbits?), several holes in the ground, lots of new mole tunnels and significant damage to our apple trees (argh, those deer). Many squirrels were spotted during a walk around town this morning, but we’ve only seen a couple in the woods. The chipmunks are being elusive, too. Hmm, the village residents must be much better about keeping their bird feeders filled than we are.